Lawn-mower.



M. MALDINO. LAWN MOWER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1910,

990,998. Patented May 2, `1911.

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'IIIIHIIMIIII Illllllllrlflll Il MARK Mannino, or FORT WORTH, Texas.

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Application filed August 12, 1910. S'er'ial No. 576,917.5-'

To all whom 'itmag/ concern.:

citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Wforth, inthe county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Lawn-Mower, of which the follow- --ing is a' specification.

My invention relates to lawn mowers, and the ob}ect 1s to provide such mowers at small cost and to provide mowers which will be ,durable and easily operated. One of the.

*advantages will be that the mower contains bu'ifew parts and the blades'are long so thatj'` the'cutting will be more cert-ain and effective." fAnother advantage is that the driving gear .for` the blades may be disconnected quickly and connected quickly sothat it will not be necessary to run the blades when 'no grass is to-be cut, as when moving from place to place.

Other objects andadvantages will be fully explained in the following description and.

the .invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying dra-wings which form a part of this application. l

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the mower. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is detail sectional-view of the blades and their drivin pinion vand the bearing frame, the parts ein exaggerated to show the construction c early.

.Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the severall views.

l The improved lawn mower is provided with an axle 1 and wheels .2 and 3 rigid therewith. A Ydrive wheel et is 'also rigid with the axle 1. A stationary cutter 5 is rigid with a supporting bar 6 and the bar 6 is suspended from the axle l by bearing arms 7 which are axiallymovable on axle 1. A spindle or shaft 8 is rigid with the bar 6 and -the stationary cutter 5. A pinion 9 is loosely mounted on the spindle 8 and is driven by the wheel 4 which has face cogs 10 to mesh with the pinion. The pinion 9 drives the rotary cutter '11 and is made rigid therewith. A 4yoke bearing 12 extends down and under the cutter 11 and the ends 14 of the arms 13 are bent upwardly and clenched on the cutter 11. The yoke 12 is perforated to forni a bearing for the cutter 11 to-receive thespindle 8. The pinion 9 has l5 which engage. the yoke 12 and the yoke 12 may be riveted to the lugs. The I UNITED STATES-PATENT onirica.

lugs l5 are extensions of two teeth 4oi the'- pinion 9.

The stationary cutter 5 has a plurality of blades 16 and -the rotary cutter 11 has a plurality of blades 17 the lowersurface of 'which runs in close proximity to the upper surface of the blades 16. Then the pinion 9 is in mesh with the cogs 10 of wheel 4, the.

blades 17 will be driven on every movementA of the wheels 2 and 3. Means areA rovided for throwing the pinion 9 in an out of mesh with the wheel 10. A spring holder 18 attached to one of the arms d7 by means ci a thumb clamp 19. A collar 20 is rigid with the axle 1'. Both cutters and the pinion 9 are carried on and movable with the bar 6' and arms 7. In the positions shown in .the drawings the holder 18 will hold the pinion 9 in mesh with the cogs 10. The holder 18 is forked and engages the axle 1. If it is desir-able to move. the mower without oper-v ating the same, the clutch 18 may be sprung downwardly and the arms 7 shifted axially i to bring the holder on the other side of the` collar-20. 'Thepinion 9 will then be out of mesh with the cogs l0 andthe rotary cutter .11 will not run. The Ipinion 9 may be again brought in mesh by shiftin the arms 7 axially on the axle 1. The ho der 18 is sprung downwardly and held down while the arms 7 are shifted axially on the axle 1. When l the clutch is released it will engage the axle 1.

A yoke 21 and a handle 22 attached thereto are provided for operating the mower.

-The yoke 21 may be rigidly attached to the arms 7.

A bail or fender 23 is pivotally connected to the axle l and serves to press the grass forward so that it will not clog the gearing' or gear wheels 9 and 10. lWhen there is no high grass the bail 23 may be swung back against yoke 21 to the dotted outline position shown in Fig. 2. A 'fender 24 is at tached to the rear left side of the mower to prevent the grass from being-thrown from.

the rear through the machine toward the front by the rotary cutter-1 1. This'fender 2l may be clamped on the arm 7 by the thumb clamp 19.

The mower is operated by' shoving on the'l handle 22 and the machine may bel reversed, that is, inverted, and operated as well as in the normal position. This may be of advantage in high grass. Theniower can beoped loosely on said spindleand provided withA eiated' with the blades held in a vertical po sition while machine is traveling.

Havinfr fully described my invention,

what I ciaim as new and desiieto secure by lugs engaging said bearing to make said pinion rigid with said rotary cu ter, a gear Wheel rigid with said axle and meshing with said pinion, and means for throwing said pinion in or out of mesh with said cog wheel.

2. A lawn mower having an axle and supportin wheels rigid therewith, a -frame`sus` Vpende loosely on said axle, a stationary cutter provided with a plurality of blades rigid with said frame, a spindle rigid` with said frame, a rotary cutter provided with a plurality of blades running in closeproximity to said stationary cutter, -a .bearing yoke rigid with said rotarycutter and'having a ypor'tion thereof bent up through said rotary' cutter to form a bearing to engage said spindle loosely, a pinion loosely mounted on said spindle and having lugs engaging said bearing yoke, a gear wheel rigid with said axle 3 and having cogs meshing with said pinion, means flor throwing said inion 1n or out of mesh with said cog whee and a fender attached to said frame and projected oyer'the forward moving .portion of said rotary 4 cutter.

3. A lawn mower having an axle and supporting wheels rigid therewith, a frame loosely mounted on said axle, a stationary cutter provided with a plurality of blades 4 rigid with said frame, a gear wheel rigid with said axle,` a spindle rigid-with said' frame, a rotaryy cutter mounted loosely on` said spindle, a pinion on the spindle and' rigid with said 'rotary cutter andadapted to 5 mesh'with said gear wheel, a bail loosely engaging said axle and projected in front of said drive wheel and pinion and adapted to y swino` back when not ,in use, and ineans for holding said pinion in or out of mesh with 5 said gear wheel lconsisting of a collar rigid with said axleand a spring holder, attached to said frame and having a notch in the end hereof to engage said axle on either side of said collar.

In testimony whereof, 'I set my hand in the presence of two witnesses, this 23rd'day of July,r1910. Y

' y y -Mii'iii- MALDiNo. .VVitnessesz A. L. JACKSON, 

